Prototyping

Prototyping Solutions

Your source for prototypes and prototype tools is Phillips-Medisize. Here, you may choose among a wide array of prototyping options to suit the needs of your program, and your budget.

Your prototyping solutions are positioned for success with Phillips-Medisize. That’s because our in-house design development experts take the time to verify your concepts for manufacturability. This step can reduce your overall program investments by helping you achieve:

High-quality solutions

Reduced program costs

Shorter time-to-market

Greater program value

To further your design, you may take advantage of our expertise in designing and manufacturing prototype tools, typically from aluminum or P-20 steel. These tools produce anywhere from 100 parts to many thousand, giving you more data to validate the final design and prepare for low- to high-volume production. Three levels of prototyping tooling are available to you:

To further your design, you may take advantage of our expertise in designing and manufacturing prototype tools, typically from aluminum or P-20 steel. These tools produce anywhere from 100 parts to many thousand, giving you more data to validate the final design and prepare for low- to high-volume production. Three levels of prototyping are available to you:

Class 7 Prototype

Rapid tooling when you “need parts fast,” with lead times measured in days

Molds constructed from aluminum

Manual side actions to form undercuts

Class 6 Prototype

Allows more complex geometry than Class 7 tooling

Molds constructed from aluminum or P-20 steel

Undercuts formed using either manual or automatic side actions

Production representative tool and process

Class 5 Prototype

A great option for low-volume programs or scaling up for high-volume production

Molds constructed from P-20 or hardened steel for longer tool life

Undercuts formed using automatic side action only, to support lower cost production and process validation

Phillips-Medisize’s Mold Classification Guide

You’ll find all you need to know about prototype tooling, and more, in Phillips-Medisize's Mold Classification Guide. Download PDF